Quonset Hut Style Steel Buildings
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by: fredthompson
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The modern day steel building is patterned after the World War II Quonset huts. Quonset huts were built during the war to help soldiers out in the field to have a place to stay while away at war. Quonset huts were easy to put up and take down. Civilians caught on to the idea of the Quonset hut design and they quickly became popular. Today, the building design is still used to provide protection for vehicles, farm equipment and animals and many other uses. The design has curved walls that forms an arch over the floor. Because of the arch design, it was difficult to place furniture or machinery along the walls of the Quonset hut. To solve this problem, the walls were altered to have a 90 degree angle.
Quonset hut buildings inspired the design of modern day prefabricated steel buildings. In fact, many current portable steel buildings got their design from the Quonset hut. These buildings are very light weight and can be put together quickly.Quonset hut style airline hangers, made out of steel, were used after World War II. Quonset huts by the thousands began to be made. The popularity of the huts grew because of how easy they were to put together. The military still uses the Quonset hut style steel buildings. Quonset huts can be used for office buildings as well as for storage. The uses for Quonset huts really are endless.
The durability of the Quonset hut can not be beat, even though its looks are not very attractive. Civilians use Quonset huts for storage and office space also. Farmers in the United States even use Quonset huts on their farms to store farm equipment and other things. Some people will use small Quonset huts as a second garage to keep antique cars and motorcycle or boats in. The Quonset hut is so popular, that there are even portable plastic style ones available now too. Quonset huts are used for green houses, canopies for recreations vehicles, boat shelters, animal shelters, the list goes on and on. Quonset hut canopies are now used for boat shelter, animal shelters, green houses, etc. Metal frames and a plastic cover are used to make popular Quonset style green houses today. The shape and size on the Quonset green house, makes them really easy to heat. New style Quonset hut buildings are worth looking into.
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